Social Emotional Intelligence Skills: "Name It to Tame It: The Power of Labeling Emotions"
What are you feeling right now, in this very moment? Perhaps you, like many others, thought about this and responded with “great” or “fine” or "not ba.We,pecially children, find it difficult to properly label the range of emotions we experience day to day. 😕😔😞 But why is this important?❓ When we’re experiencing uncomfortable emotions — whether it’s anxiety, anger, sadness, or frustration — it can be tempting to ignore what we’re feeling. We may try to push it down. We might think that acknowledging our emotions, by saying them out loud or writing them down, could make them grow in intensity, or make them last longer. We might be afraid that verbalizing our feelings will give them more power over us, but that’s not true. 😟😩😭 Putting feelings into words can actually reduce the force of unpleasant emotions. Dr. Dan Siegel coined this concept as "Name It to Tame It." By naming what we are feeling, we reduce the intensity of the emotion and feel less overwhelmed. 😌😊